| dc.contributor.author | Bertschinger, Edmund W. | en_US |
| dc.coverage.temporal | Spring 2002 | en_US |
| dc.date.issued | 2002-06 | |
| dc.identifier | 8.962-Spring2002 | |
| dc.identifier | local: 8.962 | |
| dc.identifier | local: IMSCP-MD5-9d6a79db3e4c1b77fc6ddb9e3a6e4e1f | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/36859 | |
| dc.description.abstract | This course covers the basic principles of Einstein's general theory of relativity. Also discussed are differential geometry, experimental tests of general relativity, black holes, and cosmology. | en_US |
| dc.language | en-US | en_US |
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| dc.subject | Einstein's general theory of relativity | en_US |
| dc.subject | Einstein | en_US |
| dc.subject | relativity | en_US |
| dc.subject | differential geometry | en_US |
| dc.subject | general relativity | en_US |
| dc.subject | black holes | en_US |
| dc.subject | cosmology | en_US |
| dc.subject | Hamiltonian Dynamics | en_US |
| dc.subject | Curvature | en_US |
| dc.subject | Acceleration | en_US |
| dc.subject | Hilbert action | en_US |
| dc.subject | Orthonormal bases | en_US |
| dc.subject | White dwarfs | en_US |
| dc.subject | neutron stars | en_US |
| dc.subject | Kruskal coordinates | en_US |
| dc.subject | Wormholes | en_US |
| dc.subject | Hawking radiation | en_US |
| dc.subject | Kerr solution | en_US |
| dc.title | 8.962 General Relativity, Spring 2002 | en_US |
| dc.title.alternative | General Relativity | en_US |
| dc.type | Learning Object | |
| dc.contributor.department | Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Physics | |
